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McDermott Gets Saipem as Partner for NextDecade

Oct 30, 2018

McDermott International announced that it plans to partner with the Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem S.p.A. to bid for NextDecade's planned Rio Grande LNG project in Brownsville, Texas.'Our joint bid with Saipem will feature optimized…

Indonesia Awards Two Oil and Gas Blocks

Oct 22, 2018

Indonesia awarded two oil and gas blocks of six auctioned by the government, deputy energy minister Arcandra Tahar told reporters on Monday.Indonesia awarded South Jambi B gas block to Hong Kong Jindi Group Ltd and Banyumas exploration block to Indonesia's PT Minarak Brantas Gas…

Equinor Evacuates GoM Platform Ahead of Storm

Oct 08, 2018

Norweigan state-oil company Equinor on Monday evacuated personnel from its Titan oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Michael, a spokesperson for the company said.Other Gulf of Mexico producers, including BP and Exxon Mobil…

Shelf Drilling Bags Adriatic Sea Offshore Contract

Oct 08, 2018

Jack-up rig specialist Shelf Drilling announced that one of its subsidiaries has secured a two-year contract for the Key Singapore with Eni for operations in the Adriatic Sea offshore Italy.The contract includes a one-year option period, and the planned commencement window is from May to July 2019…

Equinor Eyes Chevron's Stake in Rosebank Field

Sep 28, 2018

Norway's Equinor is interested in buying Chevron's stake in Rosebank, an oil and gas field in the British part of the North Sea, two sources close to the process told Reuters.Chevron on Wednesday said that it had received interest from a potential…

Julie Robertson to head Noble Corp.

Jan 11, 2018

Julie J. Robertson will succeed David W. Williams as Noble Corp. chairman, president and CEO, effective February 2018.  Julie Robertson. Image from Noble Corp. UK-based offshore driller Noble…

Tributes paid to David Pridden, who has died aged 66

Nov 10, 2017

Industry stalwart David Pridden (66) passed away last weekend following a battle with cancer. Pridden became the inaugural CEO of industry trade group Subsea UK in 2004, several months after the organization was formed by Government and industry…

Tributes to David Doig

Jan 17, 2017

Industry champion David Doig has died at age 57 after suffering a heart attack.  Doig was CEO of OPITO, the global oil and gas industry skills, standards and workforce development organization, and was based in Dubai. He died in a hospital in Fife…

Ex-BHP CFO named new Cobalt CFO

Jul 07, 2016

Houston-based Cobalt International Energy has recruited a second former former BHP Billiton employee this year, with the appointment of David D. Powell as its new chief financial officer (CFO) and executive vice president. Powell…

Aker Solutions scoops top Subsea UK award

Feb 04, 2016

Aker Solutions was recognized as the best subsea company of the year at last night's the Subsea UK awards, with Subsea 7's David Bloom picking up the outstanding contribution to the subsea industry accolade. The awards, which seek to…

Borets names North America HSE manager

Jan 07, 2016

Borets has appointed David Langley as North American HSE manager. Langley. Image courtesy of Borets. Based at Borets’ US corporate office in Houston, Langley will be responsible…

Seanamic gets new manager

Dec 02, 2015

Image: David Henderson/ Seanamic Seanamic has appointed David Henderson as business development manager responsible for growing the company’s profile in the supply of integrated surface to seabed systems for offshore applications…

Aker appoints regional president UK, Africa

Sep 09, 2015

Aker Solutions appointed David Clark as regional president of the UK and Africa to oversee an expansion and support operations in these markets. He will assume the position on 21 September 2015 and report to CEO, Luis Araujo. Clark, a UK national…

New E&P CEO for DONG Energy

Dec 15, 2014

DONG Energy has appointed a new Group Executive VP and CEO for its exploration and production division to replace Søren Gath Hansen, who is stepping down from the role.  David B. Cook, Hansen's replacement, is a 52-year-old American who…

US LNG exports to create new jobs

Mar 28, 2014

US Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, held a hearing on how increasing exports of LNG will create thousands of high-paying jobs and support U.S. allies abroad. The hearing, entitled “Importing Energy…

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